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The final match of Gameweek 19 takes place this evening as Southampton take on injury-hit West Ham United. Kick-off at St. Mary’s Stadium is at 19:45 GMT.

Already without the services of Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m), the visitors are also missing Javier Hernandez (£6.4m) through injury – so Lucas Perez (£6.2m) makes only his second league start of the season for the Hammers.

Manuel Pellegrini has made five changes in all to his West Ham starting XI, with Michail Antonio (£6.8m) shifted to right-back in place of the absent Pablo Zabaleta (£4.3m), and Grady Diangana (£4.5m) getting a recall on the wing.

Felipe Anderson (£7.3m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.4m) retain their places.

Pellegrini has only been able to name six substitutes tonight, including youngsters Xande Silva and Conor Coventry (both £4.5m).

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.7m) is  the most-owned FPL player on show this evening.

The Saints are not quite so injury-ravaged and Ralph Hasenhuttl has made only one alteration to his side from the team that beat Huddersfield Town in Gameweek 18: the suspended Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.4m) being replaced by Mario Lemina (£4.8m).

Danny Ings (£5.6m) has been transferred in by more FPL managers than any other budget asset in each of the last two Gameweeks: just over 350,000 Fantasy bosses have brought the Southampton striker in during this time.

By contrast, Felipe Anderson was the fourth-most-sold Fantasy player of Gameweek 19: over 165,000 managers shipped out the Brazilian midfielder, despite him recording an attacking return in five of his last eight starts.

Southampton XI (3-4-3): McCarthy; Bednarek, Vestergaard, Yoshida; Valery, Lemina, Romeu, Targett; Armstrong, Ings, Redmond.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Obiang; Snodgrass, Diangana, Anderson; Perez.

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  1. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ings to score next

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      +10000000000000000

  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mr Anderson strikes again.

  3. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Ings I wanted to sacrifice the Virg

  4. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Needed 10 points from Fan and Fab to go through in the cup. Going down to the wire.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Another Anderson goal or assist would be sweet. Would guarantee max baps too.

  5. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Balbuena + Chicarito -> Wilson/Mitro + Randomer (-4)?

    Only have duds for the weekend

    1. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Is chica guaranteed out? I would sell Balbuena though

  6. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Think I’m still dumping Felipe. I can’t put Hazard off any longer.

  7. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Scores when he wants

  8. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Not only did I sell Anderson for Martial, but I still didn't even get the Digne bench points.

    Fail upon fail.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry. Always next time.

  9. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My mini-league rivals gonna luv it when they see my Anderson and Hazard VC-cum-Captain points.

  10. *sigh*
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What about that Felipe Anderson eh?

  11. Balls of Steel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Some player that Anderson, does nothing all game and then produces that wonderful strike, get in!

  12. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Andywagon, anyone?

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    People sold Anderson 😮

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yeah Mark for Pogba

    2. HNI
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Next is burnley thats why lol

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I don’t get it?

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m considering it as I don’t want to lose Sane or Richarlison.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why don't you want to lose Sane?

        1. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Only blanked in two games. He’s still a great pick.

          I got him early before most for his 19 pointer.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      134,581 or 11% of owners with an additional 36,895 net transfers out ahead of the next GW!

  14. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you Anderson

  15. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Andy Carroll such a dirty player.

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Will it stay a Ogbonna OG? Cup opponent has Redmond.

  17. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I thought Andy Carroll was dead. Or had signed with a team from Antarctica or something.

  18. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    From the producers of Sterling is “essential” and Salah is “overpriced” comes the second part - Sell Anderson and Richa

    A lot of people were asking to sell Anderson. Yes do! And please sell Richa also too 😀

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Might sell Sterling for Richa, heh.

  19. Goonsquad245
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should slow the sellers down....

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Anderson -> Martial -> Anderson overload this week.

  20. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Felipe, Pogba, Siggy, Rich - lots of little 7.0-8.0 mids doing the business

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Who are you leaving out then?

      Salah or Hazard? And why?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        5 across the middle looks very viable to fit as many in as poss

        1. Pieterke30
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          You’re not answering my question 🙂

          I have Anderson Son Pogba Sané and Hazard. Kane the big hitter up top. Would like Salah but cant afford without dropping Sané AND ANOTHER MID.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Salah for Son an easy switch Son’s gone soon to Asian tactics. Sané also expendable if city stay shitty

            1. Pieterke30
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Will have to pay 13.4 for Salah then, though...

              1. Pieterke30
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Because obviously Im not getting rid of Son now.

  21. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ref must have triple captained Carroll. He should be off.

  22. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bloody Anderson highly owned 🙁

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone owns bloody everyone now.

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski great save again

  24. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Remember the time when Snoddy was the better choice than Anderson?

    1. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Desperately need Snoddy brace 🙁

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    cannot wait to wildcard

  26. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Glad didn’t sell Anderson for Sané...

  27. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    One error with starting Doherty and not Digne turned a great GW into a just OK one.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      OK

    2. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same here mate. Painful.

  28. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mark fanboys, where are you at

  29. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This game went from junk to pretty good in the matter of a few minutes.

  30. Pieterke30
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anderson not making my life easy, but thank you Felipe lad!

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Didnt you say he would blank?